Combined purse and hat-brush



(No Model.)

E; H. PETERSON COMBINED PURSE AND HAT BRUSH. No. 440,191; PatentedNov. 11, 1890.

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NITED STATES ERICK HERMAN PETERSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED PURSE AND HAT-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 440,191, dated November 11 1890.

Application filed April 23, 1890.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERICK HERMAN PETER- SON, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at 17 37 Francis street, Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pen nsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Purse and Hat-Brush; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a combined purse and hat-brush and it consists in a purse made of a soft material-such as plush or velvet constructed to contain coins or notes and provid ed with a concealed opening that will prove difficult for one not having a knowledge of its construction to open, as will more fully hereinafter be described, and afterward pointed out in the claim, due reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention, showing the device partly open; Fig. 2, a section showing the method of forming the purse-opening; and Fig. 3, a section through the line 00 m, Fig. 2, showing the shape of the device in cross-section.

In constructing the combined purse and hat-brush I cut from plush, velvet, or other soft-surfaced material six pieces substantially of the shape of a semicircle and unite their edges by sewing the pieces together in pairs at the points a a a a or, leaving an opening, as at b, the straight edges coming together at the center and the rounded edges coming together at the outer ends. In sewing the pieces together the silk or plush side of the material will be upon the outside. As

thus constructed, the purse will consist of three separate pockets A, B, and 0, closed at outer ends and communicating at their inner ends.

D D indicate cord loops, which serve to Serial No. 349,161. (No model.)

close the opening I). The loops D are attached at their outer ends to the flap A at the seam a their looped ends passing through perforations cZ d, formed in the adjoining edges of the pockets A and B. The cord loops D are attached at their outer ends to the flap B at the seam a their looped ends also passing through the perforations d d, above described. It will be evident that by grasping the pockets A and B at their outer edges and pulling them from each other their inner edges will be drawn together at I), thus closing the purse, which will present the appearance of being stitched together at all the seams.

To open the purse, the upper sides of the material forming the pockets A and B will be grasped between the forefinger and thumb of each hand and pulled from each other, separating the pockets, as shown in Fig. 1, when coins and notes can be inserted and withdrawn between the cords forming the loops D D.

The pieces of material composing the purse may be formed of contrasting colors, forming a very ornamental article, and the pieces may also be cut from materials of different quality, thus affording different brushing-surfaces.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- A purse consisting of the three independent pockets A, B, and C, communicating with each other at their inner ends and sewed together ata a, the remaining edges 17 being perforated, and looped cords D, passing through said perforated edges in opposite directions and secured at their outer ends to the outer ends of the pockets A and B, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERICK HERMAN PETERSON.

Witnesses:

OSCAR R. MEYERs, J. B. Moon. 

